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    WATER PILL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess waterplay

    Synonyms:

    diuretic; diuretic drug; water pill

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("water pill" is a kind of...):

    drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water pill"):

    chlorthalidone; Hygroton; Thalidone (a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks)

    Edecrin; ethacrynic acid (diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema)

    furosemide; Lasix (commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema)

    indapamide; Lozal (diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension)

    mannitol; Osmitrol (a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine)

    thiazide (any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys)

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